Williams Bridge

The Williams Bridge is a wooden covered bridge built in 1884 and is located in southern Indiana.

This article is about a bridge in Indiana. For the railway station in The Bronx, see Williams Bridge (Metro-North station).
Williams Bridge
Williams Bridge is located in Indiana
Williams Bridge
Williams Bridge is located in the United States
Williams Bridge
Nearest citySouthwest of Williams on County Road 11, Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana
Coordinates38°47′49″N 86°39′53″W
Built1884
ArchitectJoseph J. Daniels
Architectural styleHowe Truss
NRHP reference No.81000018[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1981

Location

The Williams Bridge is located in Spice Valley Township in Lawrence County, Indiana, and crosses the East Fork of the White River on Huron and Williams Road, south of State Road 450. It is near the unincorporated town of Williams, about two miles downriver from the Williams Dam and eight miles southwest of Bedford.

Construction

The bridge is a Howe Truss design and was built in 1884 by Joseph 'J.J.' Daniels. Its two spans cover a total length of 373 feet (114 m), with a deck width of 14.7 feet (4.5 m) and a vertical clearance above deck of 19.2 feet (5.9 m).[2]

History

In 1981, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was the longest covered bridge in Indiana that was still open to vehicular traffic. The bridge was closed to traffic around September 20, 2010.[3] The Medora Bridge at 434 feet (132 m), in Jackson County, remains the longest covered bridge in the state, but it was closed to all but pedestrian traffic in 1972.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Warren T. Hobson (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Williams Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. TMNews.com. "User". TMNews.com.

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